13 photographers on YouTube every beginner should follow

Here are 13 photographers we think every beginner should follow on YouTube. 1. Jared Polin Jared Polin often goes under the name ‘FroKnowsPhoto’ and has uploaded many videos to YouTube over the years. His videos are fun, full of personality, and he has understandably gained a large following. They’ve been a constant source of inspiration [...]

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10 photo editing tutorials for faking depth of field

We’ve listed 10 of the best tutorials for you to follow. 1. Photoshop CS6 will easily (and skillfully) fake a shallow depth of field by Andrew Liszewski In this tutorial, Andrew argues that you can still create an effective depth of field using Photoshop CS6’s Blur Gallery even if your image was taken on your [...]

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Does in-camera technique really matter anymore?

Does in-camera technique really matter anymore? With the release of Adobe Lightroom 5 this week, you can’t blame anyone for wondering whether in-camera controls are getting increasingly pointless. For generations photographers have been told to tick off an increasingly long mental checklist before they actually take the shot – aperture, tick; shutter speed, tick; metering, [...]

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